Hey, remember when the rumor was going around that Ninja Assassin was actually an adaptation of the anime Ninja Scroll? It’s not, but maybe all that talk convinced somebody at Warner Bros that it would be a good idea to snatch that property as well.
Alex Tse (one of the writers on Watchmen) has been hired to write a script for the studio; Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way is one of the producers. The original anime is apparently hard R and filled with sex and violence. I imagine that this will be the same, although who knows what commercialism lurks in the hearts of studio execs. Me, I’m partial to movies where, when a limb is hacked off with a sword, an unreal amount of blood sprays from the stump.
Tse is doing well for himself: he’s written The Winter of Frankie Machine, which awaits the directorial prowess of Michael Mann, and he also has an adaptation of The Illustrated Man on his plate, which would reteam him with Zack Snyder.
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Dude, I can't believe you haven't seen Ninja Scroll.
…I'm going to recommend a movie to you, it's called "Akira." It's about these teenage biker gangs in the future. It's crazy man you'll like it.
Ninja Scroll sucks. Comparisons to Akira are not warranted.
Threshold Entertianment (Mortal Kombat) was supposed to produce Ninja Scroll but now Warner Bros is going to do it this is just bulls**t.
Threshold will produce Ninja Scroll movie.
Thank you.
BRUCE ACOSTA
AUSTRALIA.
I loved anime when I was a teenager, but can only stomach the classics these days – Ninja Scroll is definitely one of them. It's really the world it's set in that sets it apart. The demons are just fucking cool, and the main dude fucks them up royal. Cool movie
I seem to remember Ninja Scroll being of the more enjoyable animes from my teen years when I watched a bunch of them, most of which were terrible.
Don't worry Devin, Ninja Scroll isn't as complicated as AKIRA so you should be able to follow what's going on without needing to engage your brain. Also, a chick kills a Demon with her Poison Vagina(tm) if that's any help.
Hey Devin, if you haven't seen "Ninja Scroll", why do you write for Chud? The original "Ninja Scroll" is a violent, well regarded, underground action-horror film from Japan that happens to be animated, yet you write about it like a dismissive ass-hat . I finally get why so many readers hate your fucking face. Fuck your face Devin
Hey mayorbloomburger. Do you eat your mother with that mouth?
The Ninja Scroll sequels are where the real quality is…. AAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA
Ninja Scroll is definitely one of the better anime movies. It's definitely a hard-R, but it's one of those movies where the over-the-top violence, nudity, and so forth seem "right" for the movie – not simply gratuitous. I watched it initially a while back, then a couple years ago (wondering if suddenly I was going to change my opinion – I didn't). It's worth checking out Devin if you haven't already seen it.
Instead of constantly fueling the hype machine of the Watchmen why not waddle your tubby ass to the video store and give this classic a spin. I honestly don't know about this fuckin peter jackson lookin wannabe when he hasn't even seen something as basic as the Ninja Scroll. Do your homework and get a haircut and a shave for gods sake.
Who is not surprised that the most obnoxious trolls are also anime fans? Grow up, you arrested development retards.
Hey, at least its not Fox.
@7: "The original anime is apparently hard R and filled with sex and violence." That's dismissive? What else can he say about a movie he hasn't seen? And is he supposed to have seen every movie ever made?
Q:What's the difference between anime fans and Twilight fans?
A:Nothing.
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